Table. first option, is more tariffs next month or to defend american workers from chinese aggression. the second option is a minideal. the deal was not skinny. but anorexic. this deal involves more access to chinese financial markets in exchange for rolling back tariffs and cancelling tariffs scheduled for december. the president believes there's room to stand tough on china, because stocks have been resilient since the trade war. since the president first announced the first tariffs on steel and aluminum, is dow is up 12.8%, the s&p 500, 15.9%, and the nasdaq 18.4%. amid all of the tariffs, ...